The Health Department has decided to tighten up controls on wet markets across the country after finding 14,678 people in and around 132 markets in 23 provinces were infected with coronavirus between April 1st this year and August 10th.

 

The enhanced measures include weekly testing of traders and workers in the markets, using rapid antigen test kits (ATKs), reducing the number of market entrances and exits, improved ventilation, daily disinfection of the markets and cleansing of contact points with disinfectants.

 

Health Department Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said today that, from now on, if one vendor at a specific stall or trading space is found to be infected, that stall will be closed down for 14 days.

 

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Isn't Walking Street in Pattaya already closed?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The Health Department has decided to tighten up controls on wet markets across the country

Way, way too late,

Had this been done months ago, Thailand would not be in the right mess it is in at this current time.

Edited August 24, 20214 yr by Thaiwrath

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Health Department has decided to tighten up controls on wet markets across the country

Good luck with that.

From the pic I can see one with mask under nose, one with mask down and one appears to have no mask at all. Brilliant. 

7 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

From the pic I can see one with mask under nose, one with mask down and one appears to have no mask at all. Brilliant. 

Run their images thru the SmartCar and then issue Interpol Warrants...with any luck they will be stapled together with the warrant for "Boss" and they can run out the statute of limitations for mask fines.

If this picture is used in mass media the woman at front is open to some serious flack at home ! (maybe).